GREENSBORO, N.C.-RF Micro Devices Inc. said it entered into a development agreement with Ericsson Mobile Communications AB to design specific solutions for Ericsson’s third-generation terminal platforms.
ATLANTA-Nortel Networks and BellSouth Corp. signed a memorandum of understanding regarding a long-term global supply agreement that makes Nortel Networks’ communications equipment, software and services available to BellSouth at competitive …
DALLAS-To increase its prominence in the wireless industry, BearCom Group Inc. said it acquired Net Wireless, a San Ramon, Calif.-based dealer of Nextel Communications Inc., BellSouth Corp., MCI WorldCom Inc. …
Alltel Corp. last week expanded its wireless reach with a definitive agreement to buy Liberty Cellular Inc., a privately held company operating under the name Kansas Cellular. Liberty, based in …
WOODBRIDGE, N.J.-BellSouth Wireless Data Ltd. revealed plans to roll out a new national advertising campaign to support its Interactive Paging Service. The multimillion dollar print and radio campaign revolves around …
MINNEAPOLIS-ADC Telecommunications Inc. announced it acquired Saville Systems plc, a worldwide provider of customer-care and billing software solutions. Under terms of the agreement, each ordinary share of Saville will be …
RESTON, Va.-American Mobile Satellite Corp. announced it reached an agreement with ACS to provide wireless data communication service for automatic teller machine field services technicians. The four-year agreement dictates that …
WASHINGTON-An appeals court last week told the Federal Communications Commission it could impose a cut in access charges but that it must review its rules regarding access charges before April …
CLAREMONT, Calif.-Wolfe-Tech Corp. released PocketGenie 2.0k, an upgraded version of its flagship two-way pager software product designed to extend Internet-based information services to the devices. New features include enhancements to …
HELSINKI, Finland-Nokia Corp. signed an agreement with KPN Telecom to supply an end-to-end Wireless Application Protocol solution to the carrier in the Netherlands. The two also said they will work …
SWINDON, U.K.-Lucent Technologies Inc. and Vodafone Group plc announced they made their first third-generation over-the-air trial calls using Lucent’s Global Third Generation Code Division Multiple Access technology at Vodafone’s headquarters …
General Magic Inc. and Advanced Recognition Technologies Inc. both made advancements last week in the voice recognition world. First, General Magic announced it received a $6 million investment from Internet …
SAN FRANCISCO-Australian telecommunications provider Telstra Corp. Ltd. welcomed the Australian parliament’s decision to pass the Telstra Sale Bill and the government’s announcement it will sell down an additional 16.6 percent …
MADRID, Spain-Telefonica S.A. and Motorola Inc. signed an agreement under which the two companies will collaborate more closely and Motorola will become a preferred supplier to Telefonica. The agreement also …
Supra Products rounded out its TRACcess family of electronic access devices with the introduction of its TRAC-Cabinet device. TRAC-Cabinet is a general purpose electronic cabinet lock designed to control and …
Electofuel Electrofuel Inc. announced the Lithium Ion SuperPolymer battery, which has an energy density of 470 Wh/liter and 183 Wh/kilogram, almost doubling the previous endurance records of rechargeable batteries. With …
NEW YORK-Exxon Corp., Irvine, Texas, has posted signs at its domestic filling stations requiring customers to turn off their wireless phones before filling their cars’ gas tanks due to the …
WASHINGTON-Federal Communications Commission Chairman William Kennard and FBI Director Louis Freeh met June 21 to discuss implementation of the digital wiretap act, a meeting at which industry sources believed the …
IRVING, Texas-GTE Corp. sold its GTE Airfone Inc. subsidiary on Thursday for an undisclosed amount to Oak Hill Capital Partners L.P. The sale is part of a previously announced restructuring …
MINDEN, La.-Fibrebond Corp. said its new $7.5 million, 210,000-square-foot Minden, La., production plant went online this month, replacing the company’s 15-year-old plant that burned to the ground on Sept. 20, …
